NAZARENE MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL (NMI)
LOCAL MISSIONS :
OCNaz is committed to sharing the Gospel of Jesus at home and around the world. The Good News is shared not only through words, but through giving and compassion.
Activities include: Participating in Work & Witness trips; praying for missionary work around the world; becoming educated to needs around the world; giving generously to mssionary efforts; giving food, clothing and other assistance to those in need; and sharing the Good News of salvation with everyone. We incorporate missions into our Children's programs.
Mission Education: Check out missionary books in our church library. Faith Promise offerings are done once a year to support our missionaries.
Praying for Missions:
world.
Work & Witness Trips:
Work & Witness describes the volunteer efforts of local church members volunteering to help churches and mission work around the world. Through the denomination, Work & Witness teams go to every region of the world and partner with local churches in construction projects, technical needs, evangelism and compassionate ministries.
Scheduled Trip: Philippines (TBA)
Local Trip: Camp Kellogg
ESL and SSL Classes
contact Roxanne Brown or watch for class times in our bulletins or monthly
newsletters.
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
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Alabaster Offering:
Provides funds for property and buldings around the world. Entire offering goes toward the construction of churches, schools, medical facilities and homes for missionaries.
World Evangelism Fund
: OC Naz takes Easter and Thanksgiving Offerings for Church of Nazarene World Evangelism Fund. This fund supports Nazarene missionarie both active and retired, Bible Schools, clinics, hospitals and administration of various Nazarene mission efforts worldwide.
LINKS
: The Church of the Nazarene has a "budget" system which supports its career missionaries. The acronym of
L
oving,
I
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N
azarenes
K
nowing &
S
haring encourages personal involvement with individual missionaries and their
families. LINKS is a way to "adopt" a Nazarene missionary.
Stephen and Annette are specialized assignment missionaries with the Church of the Nazarene in the Republic of Ireland. They make their home in Wicklow Town, County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland, just south of Dublin. Married in 1989, the Morley's have two children. Elizabeth is a Sophomore at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS where she is working on her B.A. in Inter-Cultural Studies (missions). Matthew, who will be in Ireland with his parents, is a Sophomore in high school and is seeking God's leading for his future. Prior to their present assignment they served in pastoral ministry for 21 years. Stephen most recently served as the Senior Pastor in Richland, WA.
Missions has always held an important place in the Morley's hearts, from serving on Youth in Mission teams, participating and leading in Work and Witness and Jesus Film trips, to serving on various district missions councils. They share a story of God's call and grace on their lives and are always looking for ways to incarnate Christ to our world. They are committed to a vision of seeing the church of the Nazarene planted throughout the Republic of Ireland.
